SQ subwoofer options?

[BIGsherm7272]

what about a JL W6? Those supposedly have amazing sound quality.

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

what about a JL W6? Those supposedly have amazing sound quality.

no.

 

[Thieroff 10+ year member]

If I were to buy an idq 10" about how many watts would it safely handle in a sealed box? I know ID sais 250 but somthin tells me a little more would do no harm

I would feel comfortable sending it 350 no problem, although I'm sure you know what the signs of stress on a sub sounds like

Just get used to how the subs sounds, and gently feed it more power

CT

 

[budahbuddy803 10+ year member]

but how many watts you think you could throw at a 10" IDQ sealed? i would say more than 250 but i havnt even hooked up my IDQ15" yet. I am going to hook up the kicker zx750.1 to it and see how much it can really handle

 

[BIGsherm7272]

no.

whats wrong with those? According to the great 12 challenge, and after talking to many people who have tested and owned them, I hear that they have superb SQ. I cant really say though, never heard it myself.

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

whats wrong with those? According to the great 12 challenge, and after talking to many people who have tested and owned them, I hear that they have superb SQ. I cant really say though, never heard it myself.

Thats my problem....I dont have a way to hear any subs besides kenwood,treo,jl,planet audio, and best buy and circuit city brands.........The only ones of these that I would consider are jl and treo but Im not really big on either of those

 

[envengineer 10+ year member]

Check out audiojunkies.com, they still have a few rainbow subs that are being sold at below cost. The Profi 12 has recieved some great reviews over on elitecaraudio.com. I picked up a Vanadium 12 but I have not finished my install yet so I can't intelligently comment about the sound.

 

[Notwerk 10+ year member]

IDQs are great SQ subs and aren't all that expensive. Woofersetc. carries ID authorized now.

http://www.woofersetc.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=2032

Peerless XLS is another option for a SQ-oriented sub.

 

[T3mpest 10+ year member]

I'm sorry it doesnt....what I meant by all the stuff about the Rainbow is basically do they sound that good to pay $400 for a 350RMS subwoofer?

dollar/watt really only applies to amps in terms of price to performance. I could care less how much power a sub can handle, it's totally an afterthought, at least for me. Honestly, I'd rather have a sub that can only handle a modest amount of power, the first few 100 watts is where it's at anyway, plus it means you don't have to spend as much on the amp.

 

[Notwerk 10+ year member]

^^^^^

Agreed. In an SQ setup, does it really matter? You want your components to sound like they're producing the bass. Throwing a ton of power at the sub is going to skew the sound to the rear, where you don't want it. SQ-wise, power is an afterthought.

 

[Trey803 5,000+ posts]

If I remeber correctly I saw somone mention that ID is coming out with a new 2007 line of product. Does any one know if this is true and if so when they are expected to be released?

 

[Thieroff 10+ year member]

Call ID and ask them

CT

 

[samson 10+ year member]

Sure some subs are more efficient but you want a little power. For a reference, I'm running 300watts RMS into one sealed 10". Sounds nice and blends well at moderate volumes. But I won't be winning any competitions and sure as heck wouldn't want any less power.